563.94 – Profits.
563.94 Profits. All profits from raffles shall be used by the organization conducting the raffles to further the organization’s purpose for existence and no salaries, fees, or profit shall be paid to any other organization or individual in connection with the operation of a raffle. This section does not prohibit the printing of tickets or […]
563.95 – Denial of application; hearing.
563.95 Denial of application; hearing. Within 30 days after receiving written notification of a denial by the department of a license to conduct a raffle, an applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the department upon the applicant’s qualifications and the merit of the application. If, after the hearing, the department enters an order […]
563.97 – Records.
563.97 Records. (1) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles shall maintain a list of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a fair market value of $600 or more, and the prizes won, for at least 12 months after each raffle is conducted. The list shall be available at reasonable times for […]
563.98 – Annual financial reports; renewals.
563.98 Annual financial reports; renewals. (1) Each organization licensed under this subchapter shall, on or before the last day of the 12th month beginning after the date on which the license is issued and on or before that same date in each subsequent year, prepare and make available for inspection a report containing the following […]
563.99 – Penalties.
563.99 Penalties. (1) Any person who violates this subchapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both. (2) The district attorney of a county of an actual or potential violation may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain any violation […]
563.93 – The conduct of raffles under a Class A license.
563.93 The conduct of raffles under a Class A license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class A license: (1e) No person may sell a ticket or calendar unless authorized by an organization with a Class A license. (1m) All tickets and all calendars shall be identical […]
563.935 – The conduct of raffles under a Class B license.
563.935 The conduct of raffles under a Class B license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class B license: (1) All tickets shall be identical in form. (1m) The organization conducting the raffle shall prominently display, at each place where tickets may be purchased, a notice describing […]
563.907 – Qualified organizations.
563.907 Qualified organizations. (1) Any local religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans organization or any organization to which contributions are deductible for federal income tax purposes or state income or franchise tax purposes, which has been in existence for one year immediately preceding its application for a license or date on which a raffle is […]
563.908 – Requirements of raffles.
563.908 Requirements of raffles. (1) A raffle may not be conducted in this state unless any winner in the raffle is determined by a drawing with all tickets or calendars having an equal opportunity to win. (2) Except as provided under sub. (3), a qualified organization under s. 563.907 may not conduct a raffle unless […]
563.91 – Limit.
563.91 Limit. No qualified organization under s. 563.907 may conduct more than 365 raffles or more than one calendar raffle during a year. A raffle for which one or more drawings are held on one day at one location is one raffle for purposes of this section. History: 1977 c. 426; 1983 a. 222; 1989 […]